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The Devil's Assistant

The Devil's Assistant

1917Short⏱️ 23m
ShortHorror
6.4
IMDB Rating
46 votes

When Marta marries John Lane, Dr. Lorenz, a former suitor, determines to take her away from her husband. A year later John and Marta's happiness over an expected event is turned to grief, for the child dies and Marta suffers inten...

Director
Harry A. Pollard
Writers
N/A
Stars
Margarita Fischer, Monroe Salisbury, Kathleen Kirkham
Release Date
April 2, 1917
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Margarita Fischer
Margarita Fischer
as Marta
Monroe Salisbury
Monroe Salisbury
as Dr. Lorenz
Kathleen Kirkham
Kathleen Kirkham
as Marion Dane
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as John Lane
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Joe Harris
as Butler

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Pollard Picture Plays

🏷️ Keywords

melodrama

🎯 Categories

HorrorShort

⭐ Featured Review

DVD is well worth it for this short co-feature.
by myst0-561-459482017-11-28
10/10

"I love it! It's an early adults only-ish exploitation film. No nudity, but the thing goes for the rude shocks like the child dying in birth, an attempted rape, devils poking the damned and the sea of lost souls. Sort of like an Esper film. There's some scenes in hell, devils with dragonfly type wings, and a hilarious friendly looking 3-headed dog in one quick cut. There's even some very effective red tinting in the hell scenes. I loved the way the jilted lover turns into a pointed bearded satanic looking individual who is re-mindful of a character from a lower tier '50 horr..."

💡 Did You Know?

This is one of about two dozen feature films directed by Harry A. Pollard, which the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, in all 3 of their volumes, 1911-1920, 1921-1930 and 1931-1940, chooses to erroneously credit to comedian Harry (Snub) Pollard, who is, of course, a different person entirely.

📖 Synopsis

When Marta marries John Lane, Dr. Lorenz, a former suitor, determines to take her away from her husband. A year later John and Marta's happiness over an expected event is turned to grief, for the child dies and Marta suffers inten...